Tascam 788 Owner's Manual

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5 – Recorder operations–Assigning virtual tracks54 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudioRehearsing recordingSometimes, even with the undo facilities and the vir-tual tracks of the 788, it may be useful for you torehearse a take without actually committing anythingto disk. This is probably most useful in auto punchoperations (see “Auto punch operations” on page 55)but can be useful in other situations as well.In a rehearsal, the monitoring and other operationsand recording functions are the same as when record-ing, but the input signal, although passed through tothe disk track, does not actually go to the disk.To use the rehearsal mode, simply press the RHSLkey so that the indicator is lit.When actually “recording” in rehearsal mode, theRECORD indicator flashes, rather than lightingsteadily, to show that the rehearsal is taking place.Assigning virtual tracksAs explained earlier in “Real and virtual tracks on the788” on page 11, the 788 allows you to record up to250 virtual tracks, from which you can pick any eightto become the “active” disk tracks which will formyour final mix.When a virtual track is assigned to be an “active”disk track, it cannot be assigned to any other track.To assign a virtual track to a disk track:1 Press and release the TRACK key briefly .2 Use the channel SELECT keys or the (Ó andÁ keys) to select the disk track to which thevirtual track will be assigned, as shown by thetabs at the top of the screen.Pressing the 7/8 key repeatedly cycles betweenselecting tracks 7 and 8.3 Use the dial to choose which virtual track willbe assigned to the disk track and becomeactive.4 Press ENTER (or PLAY) to make the assign-ment, or EXIT to exit the track assignmentscreen without actually making theassignment.In this screen, you can press the SHIFT + MENU(TITLE) key to name the highlighted virtualtrack for future reference (as described in“Entering and editing titles” on page 26).If you have not worked with a system using virtualtracks before, you may find it a little confusing.Some ideas to bear in mind:• A virtual track can only be assigned once (a virtualtrack cannot be used on two active tracks at thesame time). When you start a song, virtual tracks 1through 8 are assigned to active tracks 1 through 8.• If you’re recording a difficult part, you don’t haveto re-record over the top of “almost, but not quiteperfect” takes. You can keep these for later, just incase you never get a better take. Simply assign adifferent virtual track when you record the nexttake.• You do not have to select all the final eight “active”tracks at the same time. For example, if you haverecorded the drum part of a song, and you haverecorded three different takes of the bass line onthree different virtual tracks, you can assign these132